Chapter 10 Chapter 9: Accident and Love

On March 2, Feng Ying came to the "Taoist Temple" early in the morning.As the supervisor of this case, he has always been worried, for fear that Xun Xu, who has already caused a big mess, will have other troubles.At that time, not only will Xun Xu fail, but even Feng Ying will be questioned about his leadership.He had to keep a tight grip on the wild horse that loved to run around and make sure it went its own way. Hu Zhong, who was in charge of the Military Counselor, also followed.Xun Xu borrowed two people from his department, and the deadline on the transfer order was today. According to the regulations, Hu Zhong must go to cancel the order in person.

When the two arrived at Jing'an Division, Xun Xu had already been waiting for a long time.When he saw Feng Ying and Hu Zhong, he immediately went up to them with a smile on his face, showing that everything was going well. "Are there any clues about the progress of the investigation?" Feng Ying asked routinely.Xun Xu handed him a report that had been written long ago, and then replied: "At present, there are no obvious clues to indicate the identity of Wei Guo's spy, and we can't even confirm whether such a person really exists." "Oh?" Feng Ying raised his head and asked in a mocking tone, "You mean you know less than when you started the investigation?"

Xun Xu scratched his head, and awkwardly argued, "It's not exactly..." Seeing his embarrassed appearance, Feng Ying didn't know why he felt better, but he still reprimanded him verbally.Xun Xu was submissive and behaved quite submissively.Feng Ying thought with satisfaction: "It seems that since Yang Canjun was humiliated, this guy has restrained himself a lot." Then Feng Ying asked about the details of the investigation. Xun Xu said that because the identity of the spy could not be determined, at present, only the blueprints, craftsmen and objects can be protected in a targeted manner.The problem is that these three things are deeply involved with the military, and it is very difficult for Jing'an Division to get involved.

"Where are the two people I sent you?" Hu Zhong asked suddenly from the side. "They just returned from the Sixth Ballista Workshop, and are now writing an investigation report in the back room. They seem to have discovered something. I hope this time it will be good news." Generally speaking, no news is good news; but for the Jingan Division, which is engaged in intelligence work, no news is equal to bad news. "Very good, this time the Military Advisory Division and the Jing'an Division have cooperated very well." Feng Ying nodded with satisfaction, and walked into the room to inspect the work.After he left, Hu Zhong approached Xun Xu and said softly, "Hey, lying to your boss is not a good habit."

"This is called reporting with a focus." Xun Xu replied with a pretended expressionless face.Hu Zhong smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "Is the news from September last year good?" "very exciting." The two looked at each other, knowing each other well.Hu Zhong didn't continue to ask.The two have a tacit understanding in this regard, and this tacit understanding has played a decisive role in many previous actions. Soon the two analysts from the Military Advisory Division came out, and the analysis report had just been completed.The report was very long, and it took those two people the whole night to make it up. Their eyes were red and bloodshot.Feng Ying also returned to the outer room at this time, and the three senior officials of Si Wencao circulated the report while listening to the analysts' briefing.

The analysts checked and classified the household registration and personal data of all craftsmen, and arranged the types of craftsmen who might defect according to their probability, and added detailed explanations.They believe that the most likely one is a single craftsman who was originally from the north of the Qinling Mountains, aged between 30 and 40, and was responsible for both smelting and assembly.Analysts believe that this type of craftsman lacks a solid psychological foundation and is prone to anxiety about the surrounding environment, and heavy labor will multiply anxiety.Due to the closed management system of the workshop, single craftsmen lack a family as a stress reliever, and have the highest chance of defection.

"How many people like this are there in the workshop?" Feng Ying asked. "There are sixteen, and here is their list." The analyst handed him a piece of bamboo slip, on which the craftsman's name and file number were densely written in small letters. Feng Ying took the list, glanced at it, handed it to Xun Xu, and asked, "What are you going to do next?" Xun Xu said awkwardly, "Of course the best way is to monitor them at 12 o'clock, but People in the military will not allow us to do this... we can only remind the military and tell them to be careful."

Feng Ying categorically vetoed it: "No, if Yang Canjun finds out, who can bear the responsibility?" Xun Xu said nothing, and Hu Zhong, who had been buried in the report, said, "I don't think it is necessary to go through the army. Let's go. The director of the Nanzheng Anti-epidemic Museum is very familiar with me. You can ask him to come forward and arrange a physical examination for the craftsmen on the grounds of epidemic prevention. At that time, all craftsmen must leave the workshop and go to the isolation area of ​​the Anti-epidemic Museum. We can Suspicious targets will be heard at that time. If necessary, they can be quarantined under the pretext of having a suspected disease, and it is our freedom to deal with them.”

"This is a good idea! Well, Fox is engaged, so you can contact the epidemic prevention center." Feng Ying was very satisfied with his highly regarded subordinates. He patted his knees to express his appreciation, then turned his head and said to Xun Xu in a different tone. : "Although there is no harvest yet, other investigations cannot be slack. Lao Xiao and you will continue to supervise." "Yes, the people in the Jing'an Department are doing their best." What Xun Xu said was right, the people in the Jing'an Division were indeed doing their best, especially the unit that Feng Ying didn't know about.

While Feng Ying was inspecting the work of Jing'an Division, Gao Tangbing and several other Channel 5 team members had already arrived at Liuji Restaurant and sat down at random.It was still early in the morning, and there was no one in the restaurant, and the few of them looked particularly eye-catching. Liu Ying came out from the back hall. She didn't expect that there would be guests so early, so she didn't have time to pull up her bun, so she just tied up her hair with a bamboo pin, and came in a hurry. "How many are here so early?" Liu Ying greeted warmly, and at the same time wiped the elm desk with a rag.Several people smiled awkwardly, only Gao Tangbing kept his face straight, his eyes stretched out, it could be seen that he was also quite nervous.

"We just opened it this morning, and the stove has just been heated up. Some dishes are not prepared in time, please see you..." Before she finished speaking, Liu Ying's professional expression was a little frozen, because she had already recognized her savior from yesterday sitting among a few regular customers around her.Obviously, the silence at this moment brought the embarrassing atmosphere to its peak. Whether it was in Liu Ying's heart or Gao Tangbing's heart, they were all thinking about the problem. In fact, Gao Tangbing is not unreasonable, but he likes his job more than his other colleagues.The relationship between men and women has long been stipulated when entering the Jing'an Division: no objection, no proposition, and no compulsion.With these three principles in front of him, Gao Tangbing's enthusiasm for his job is almost above everything else. So, he has no experience.On weekdays, he didn't care about the erotic atlas that other colleagues circulated privately.The tempering of the body, the staid temper and the attitude of avoiding talking about it always give people a space for reverie.Gao Tangbing is more willing to get in touch with friends who are also loyal to the Shu Han. Too much consideration of the opposite sex will make his already complicated schedule even more confusing. This is how he understands it.But this added completely unnecessary trouble to the operation. And what was Liu Ying thinking?This could be clearly felt from her shortness of breath and flushed cheeks, and she twitched.For a girl who just experienced the molestation of a filthy person yesterday, if an ordinary person sees her hero appearing in front of her at first glance, she might be so ashamed to hide in the back room.But Liu Ying is not an ordinary girl, she is a very calm person, years of faith has created a calm attitude towards things.It's a pity that Liu Ying may be able to deal with violations calmly, deal with the business of concealing her identity, and divide her smile and heart in an orderly manner; but she is just as young and ignorant... If a regular customer like Asher came to be the hero, then Liu Ying might be the hero. They might be suspicious of something, although they may not think that they are Jing Ansi, they will also raise their vigilance.However, Gao Tangbing's impulsiveness broke this potential danger. The four of them kept confronting Liu Ying like this, and none of them seemed to have anything to break the situation.If he keeps silent like this, doubts about Gao Tangbing will probably grow, not to mention that the task is difficult to complete.As time passed, Liu Ying was cleaning the table very slowly, leaning forward slightly, holding the table she had to clean countless times a day with her left hand, and holding the rag tightly with her right hand. The square table is not big, but she Wipe for a long time.Every time she brushed into the distance, Liu Ying would secretly look at Gao Tangbing, she was making sure that she did not admit the wrong person. What about Gao Tangbing?He was also secretly looking at Liu Ying.As elites or non-elites in the security department who don't have many opportunities to get in touch with the opposite sex, all they can enjoy is to look at the girls in nearby restaurants; I prefer Liu Ying, perhaps because she is not married yet, I always keep a little fantasies about her, knowing that it is unrealistic but I can't stop such thoughts from lingering in my mind. Liu Ying is also a well-known filial daughter in ten miles and eight townships. Because of this, she has more experience in concealing her behind-the-scenes activities, and she is very thoughtful in dealing with people.But just now, her calmest psychological defense was almost collapsed, as if all the blood in her body was rushing to her heart... When watching, the moment his eyes made contact, he smiled at Liu Ying, just for a moment, enough to make this messed up girl completely stay away from sobriety. "Please...excuse me...is it Miss Liu..." It's a pity that Xun Xu wasn't there to watch at this time, otherwise he would definitely applaud Gaotang Bingji Festival.That's it, no one thought that Gao Tangbing was the one who broke the silence first.Asheer, Ma Zhong, and Liao Hui were all surprised, even Liu Ying was too, for her, it was more than just being surprised.Don't look at her being smart and clever in her management, but she has the same weakness as the people in Jing'an Division, and she has never really made friends of the opposite sex.It's like serving delicious food to hungry people, but binding them to a seat for them to see and smell. Of course, this is passive torture.Switching to today's two protagonists, it can be said that Gao Tangbing's motives are not pure, and Liu Ying is kept in the dark.But their premise is the same - no experience.Whoever strikes first will take the initiative. Compared with fighting for supremacy in the battlefield, there will also be life and death, there will also be swords and blood, and it will also bring pain and happiness to people. It will also never stop until one party completely conquers the other. .Now, Gao Tangbing gave Liu Ying a move that Liu Ying couldn't parry. "Hey... ah... I, I am..." Liu Ying's pink face turned red now, because she heard the question, she got up suddenly and brought down the chopstick bucket.Embarrassment began to pervade the temporarily quiet storefront.Rather than being an accompanying guest, he is a peacemaker sent by Xun Xu to watch over Gao Tangbing to prevent him from getting into trouble, but rather an idler who gets in the way. They are now picking up chopsticks all over the floor, with inexpressible smiles on their faces.However, Gao Tangbing and Liu Ying just left a short and narrow space alone.The girl's expression was twitching now, and she grabbed the rag with both hands, completely forgetting that it was not her champagne and rubbing it back and forth.Her eyes wandered, she didn't dare to look directly at Gao Tangbing, even the people across the table could feel her body was hot and trembling, and her not bad figure was jolting as she panted slightly faster. Gao Tangbing was also very nervous, he was not a lover, and no one taught him how to do it, it was probably his instinct at work.Fortunately, he is a man, even if he grasped his pants with his left hand and tightly knit his right hand into a fist, the palms of his hands were constantly sweating.He still tried his best to look up at Liu Ying, which made Liu Ying even more powerless to fight back. He didn't want to leave or stay. Gao Tangbing is not ugly, of course there is a gap compared with the idol-level Asher.But temperamentally he is much better. In fact, the use of Wuqinxi is not only for strengthening the body. Just like Gao Tangbing demonstrated yesterday, the Wuqinxi moves to defeat the enemy, and keeps quiet to maintain the body. People with ulterior motives will use it for things that are despised by others.Although the man in front of Liu Ying had impure motives, at least he had a good heart.Gao Tangbing's eyes were shining brightly, which was different from ordinary people.Because Asher is of Southern barbarian descent, he gives people a very unrestrained and wild feeling.However, in the relatively closed Shuhan area, honest people like Gao Tangbing are more popular. "Then... I did not admit the wrong person..." Liu Ying answered vaguely, from her voice she had confirmed that this was the man from yesterday, but in the daytime he seemed to be a different person than yesterday's indifference, at least her remaining rationality was still thinking, he is the benefactor, The people around him are all regular customers here, why have I never seen him before and never heard them mention it, what is he doing here?what should I do?Yesterday my father asked me to thank my benefactor, I still want to look for it, what should I do now?Benedict is right in front of me, but I can't say anything. Gao Tangbing continued: "Then... that... I'm here yesterday... I met a girl on the road, and I happened to rescue her... let go... don't worry about the girl getting hurt, so... come to visit..." Liu Ying could barely hear Gao Tangbing's words now, and Gao Tangbing was also very shy, so she mustered all the courage in her body and whispered: Benedict, please wait a little longer.She ran to the back kitchen, only then did she realize that she was holding a rag, washed her hands in a hurry, tidied her messy hair and tied it up again.Pressing the violently beating chest. She panted heavily, trying to calm down her flustered mood.Touching the hot cheek with the back of his hand, he secretly told himself to calm down, and never really fell in love with this man.But when Liu Ying peeked out, Asher and the others were whispering to each other, Gao Tangbing was still sitting there, and he could see that he was also a little cramped, and his heart that had just eased up a little bit began to violently tug again, a wave The impulse gushed out from the heart and spread to the whole body.Liu Ying almost sat on the stove, she had no strength left, her limp body barely supported near the door frame. This poor girl really fell in love at first sight with the "ordinary and beyond ordinary" Gao Tangbing.Gao Tangbing didn't use any complicated offensives, and Liu Ying didn't fall in love with him because of repaying his "benefactor". Fate is such a humorous one. After about a stick of incense, Liu Ying gradually got better. Liu Ying suppressed her emotions and returned to the four of them's table with a pot of hot tea. The chopsticks had already been picked up.They were sitting there in danger, but Gao Tangbing's expression was the most natural. "Several guest officers... what kind of side dishes..." Liu Ying could speak in a normal tone, but now Gao Tangbing stood up gently and said, "The girl seems to be fine, so I will take my leave now." " After that, he didn't move himself, but several others ran out first.This sudden process disrupted Liu Ying's original plan. She originally wanted to give Gao Tang Bing a deep gift, at least allowing her to take the initiative a little bit.As a result, she doesn't even know the name of her benefactor now, and she has lost her temper again. If Gao Tangbing leaves, she won't be able to do anything today. "Benefactor, please stay!" Liu Ying's actions made the gap between the two parties even more eliminated. "Dare to ask the girl what's the matter?" Gao Tangbing's aura instantly overwhelmed Liu Ying, smashing her little plan into thin air. "Little... little girl, ask your benefactor Gao's name..." The tension seemed to have disappeared, and they gradually became more natural. "Miss, you are welcome. My surname is Gaotang, my name is Bing, and I am currently serving in the army." "Oh...Gao Engong... the little girl has thanked her benefactor here." After she said this, she gave a deep salute, and Gao Tang caught the trick. He didn't think much, and he habitually helped Liu Ying, his tentacles were soft and soft. The body of his daughter made his face turn red. Gao Tangbing quickly let go of Liu Ying's arm, and began to stammer a little: "Girl... Miss... I have something to do... First... let's say goodbye..." He didn't know how to go on now, but very Liu Ying, who was in close contact with the man, was not very nervous. "En... benefactor... there is a sachet here, my little girl, can you please accept it... it is a thank you gift." At the end, Liu Ying's voice was almost inaudible, she buried her head and let Gaotang Bing couldn't see her expression.So what should this man who is at a loss now do? Asheer who hid in the dark and peeked, they clenched their fists and pressed each other's heads to see more clearly, but they were afraid of being exposed to peeking.But when they saw that Gao Tangbing took away the things in Liu Ying's hands, they knew that he was close to success. They were so happy that they covered their mouths and nodded to each other while hitting each other's colleagues. Now no one felt the pain, but feel happier. Gao Tangbing walked over, and Liao Hui grabbed him, "Good boy, you really have it!" "I didn't see it, I usually hide it, but I didn't expect it to be quite skillful!" "Is this considered a success?" Gao Tangbing was a little puzzled, he was obviously less experienced than these brothers. "It's almost there, the next step is to ask her out!" It can be seen that other people are more excited than himself. "A date? She asked me to go get drinks with her today and the day after tomorrow, and I agreed. Does this count as a date?" Asher yelled: "You idiot, you are so dull!" The three people around burst into laughter.In order to avoid embarrassment, Gao Tangbing immediately changed back to a serious expression and said, "Let's go back and report to Master Xun." While a love story in disguise was thriving, a dozen miles away, a woodcutter carrying firewood slowly walked past the gate of Nanzheng Qinglong Guard. This road is close to the northern foothills of Li Mountain, so occasionally woodcutters and hunters who go to collect firewood or hunt will return to Nanzheng City through this road.His two sticks of firewood are very large, and the interlaced firewood sticks form two round towers covered with thorns. It's not too hard to get up. He walked unsteadily to the front of the guard with a load on his shoulders, and suddenly found many people crowded in front of him.He walked over to take a look, only to find that the usual unimpeded road was blocked today.The guards of the guards erected two rows of wooden fences on the road, checking the passers-by one by one.A wooden sign was erected beside the road, on which was a notice from the Prime Minister's Mansion, saying that the checkpoints would be temporarily set up from now on, but the official document was vague about why the checkpoints were set up. This was a move made by the Prime Minister's Mansion at the request of Jing'an Division. Xun Xu hoped to form a filter network around Nanzheng City composed of Jing'an Division and the guards under the Prime Minister's Mansion, so as to effectively control the flow of people. The woodcutter waited obediently in the line for inspection by the inspector.The team moved very fast, because the patrolmen just looked at the famous assassin, asked a few random questions, and then let him go. Soon it was his turn.The woodcutter picked up the firewood and put it down in front of the wooden railing, rubbed his shoulders, took out a famous thorn from his pocket, and handed it over respectfully. The two patrol officers took a look at him with their famous thorns, but they didn't see any flaws.The younger inspector returned the name badge to him, and asked casually, "Are you going to Nanzheng City to sell firewood?" "Yes Yes." The young inspector kicked the pile of firewood and joked casually: "Hehe, it's not easy, such a large load of firewood can be carried, it's not because there is something else." The woodman's face suddenly turned pale, and he subconsciously glanced nervously at the woodpile.He quickly realized his gaffe, and quickly wiped his forehead with his hand to cover it up.This subtle movement was noticed by the elder inspector. He narrowed his eyes, looked at this guy suspiciously, stepped forward and waved. "You, come here." The woodcutter did not move. "Did you hear me, come here!" The old inspector shouted, and the woodcutter moved reluctantly.The old inspector pointed to the firewood beside him and ordered: "Take it apart for me." "It's all firewood, my lord, there's nothing to see..." pleaded the woodcutter. "I'll let you unpack it!" repeated the old inspector.But the woodcutter stayed where he was with a pale face, just motionless.Seeing this, the young patrolman vigilantly pulled out a black-painted hard wooden stick from his waist and walked towards the woodcutter, while the old patrolman went to the woodpile and squatted down, starting to untie the cane. At the moment when the firewood pile was torn apart, the woodcutter screamed, pushed the young inspector away suddenly, turned around and ran in the opposite direction.There was chaos at the scene, several women waiting for the inspection screamed, while the men hid aside in fear.Five or six patrol officers rushed out from the guard post and chased the woodcutter in the direction in which he was fleeing.Others climbed to the top of the guardhouse and blew horns to call for patrols in the distance. Although the mountain road in this area is rugged, there are no trees on the hillside. It is clear at a glance that the woodcutter has nowhere to hide, so he can only run desperately along the steep ridge, and the guards behind him are chasing after him.At this moment, three patrol soldiers on horseback appeared on the right side. As soon as they saw the woodcutter, they immediately shouted at their mounts and surrounded him.Their mounts have received special training, and they can walk on such mountain roads as if walking on flat ground.Seeing that the direction of the top of the mountain was blocked, the woodcutter panicked, turned around and fled to the left.As a result, he was very unfortunate to find that there was a cliff in front of him, and the pursuers who followed him stood in a fan shape and pressed towards him, and the retreat route was completely blocked. Seeing that he had nowhere to go, the woodcutter could only scramble towards the edge of the cliff bit by bit in horror.A few small stones were kicked off the bottom of the cliff by his feet, and it took him a long time to make a sound.The inspectors drew their sticks and approached him cautiously. The young inspector who stood nearest ordered him to be arrested immediately. The woodcutter looked up to the sky in despair, and shouted: "Master, bless you!!" Then he turned around and jumped off the cliff... The Jingan Division received the report on this incident that night. The person in charge of the preliminary intelligence investigation originally thought it was just an ordinary smuggling and absconding case, and planned to file it directly; To Xun Xu.When Xun Xu heard the name Qinglong Weisuo, he felt that it was necessary to learn more about it, because the general affairs of Zhufang of Military Weapons was nearby.He himself was very busy with Liu Ying and preparing for the craftsman's physical examination, so he assigned Asher to investigate. Asher originally wanted to continue to watch the fun with Gao Tangbing, but was suddenly transferred to do such a job, feeling a little unwilling in his heart.But an order is an order, so he rushed to Qinglong guard overnight. Today's Qinglong Guardhouse after nightfall was different from usual. Two lanterns were hung outside the gate of the Guardhouse, and the Chief Inspector stood at the gate anxiously looking at the main road in the direction of Nanzheng.The Chief Inspector is a cautious old bureaucrat. He is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the investigators from the Jing'an Department. At that time, the troublesome woodcutter can be handed over to them, and he will not have to be responsible for anything. Soon, there was a sound of horseshoes in the dark night. The chief inspector heaved a sigh of relief, straightened his clothes, and walked down the steps to greet him.When Asheer approached, the Chief Inspector suddenly noticed that the "Taoist" of the Jing'an Division was actually a Southern barbarian, and he couldn't help casting a puzzled look. "Do you think I look like a Southern barbarian?" Asher asked deliberately. "Ah..." The chief inspector didn't expect him to ask such a question, and he didn't know what to answer for a while. "Don't worry, I won't emit miasma all over my body, because the season hasn't arrived yet." Asher sensed the chief inspector's mind, so he made a joke.The latter misinterpreted this as a kind of anger, waved his hands in shock, and said repeatedly: "Nothing, nothing." After scaring the chief inspector, Asher went straight into the guard.There were seven or eight inspectors in the lobby of the guardhouse, and they were the ones who participated in the hunt today; they were told that they could not leave until the people from Jing'an Division arrived, so they had to wait patiently with hunger and hunger.Asher felt very sympathetic to these grassroots personnel, so he omitted the pleasantries, and asked straight to the point: "Which one of you was present when the prisoner was inspected, I hope to hear the description of the person who was there." The two patrol officers, one old and one young, stood up and told the whole story.After hearing this, Asher frowned and asked: "Is his identity clear?" "He is a farmer in Liaoyang County, named Yu Cheng, a local citizen, at least that's what it says on his name badge." "So what about others now?" "Dead. We have recovered the body from the bottom of the cliff, and it is now in the cellar." "Take me to see." So the old inspector led the way holding a candlestick, and Asher, the chief inspector and the young inspector followed closely behind.A group of people walked along the narrow dark steps to the cellar of the guard. In Hanzhong in March, the cellar was rather dark and dry, with traces of hoarfrost hanging on the walls.The old patrolman hung the candlestick high, and the light could only shine on a small area around him.The corpse was parked right in the middle of the cellar, its distorted body lying stiffly on a door panel, which was covered with a straw mat, and it looked particularly terrifying under the flickering candlelight. Asher approached the corpse, told the old inspector to lower the candlestick, then bent down and lifted the bamboo mat.Yu Cheng's body was thrown into a bloody mess, and the internal organs in the abdominal cavity were crushed to pieces. Since he was on the ground on his face, his facial features were completely deformed and distorted. One eyeball was slightly out of its socket, and he was still looking at the ceiling hollowly. Asher sniffled in disgust, pushed Cheng's eyeballs back into their sockets with his fingers, closed his eyes, then raised his body to signal that he could leave.When they got back upstairs, the chief inspector pointed to the ground and said, "We still found something in this man's woodpile." On the floor next to him was Yu Cheng's belongings.On top were a coil of unusually strong twine, two grappling hooks, a bag of powder, and a cloth bag.Asher opened it and found that inside were three well-made copper needles, two inches long, with barbs and thorns on them. I don't know what they were used for. "What is this for?" Asher asked, pointing to the copper needle.The people around looked at each other and shook their heads.Asher had no choice but to carefully fold the cloth bag containing the copper needles, put it in his bosom, and stamped a seal on the bamboo slip that said "the physical evidence has been taken". "Burn the corpse right there, and ask people from their village to fetch the ashes later. The rest of the remains will be stored with you first." After Asher finished his explanation, he turned and left the guard.He unhooked his horse from the post at the door, turned over and clamped the horse's belly just as he was about to leave.Suddenly the young patrolman chased him out from the door, calling for him to stay.Ah Shena took the rein and immediately asked, "Is there anything else you need?" The young inspector pinched his cap in his hand and said hesitantly, "I don't know if this is a clue...it's actually just a small detail...maybe it doesn't matter." "Whether it matters or not is for us to judge." "Well, it's like this..." the young inspector breathed out, "When the woodcutter was forced to jump off the cliff by us, I was standing closest to him, and I heard him yell 'Shijun' before he jumped off the cliff. Blessing'." "Master's blessing? Are you sure you heard correctly?" "Absolutely not. I was only a dozen steps away from him at that time." Asher nodded, took out the pen and ink in the horse's shoulder bag, wrote this sentence on his cuff, and rode away. Back in Jing'an Division, Asher reported what he saw in the guard, and showed the three copper needles to Xun Xu.Xun Xu took the copper needle and Pei Xu looked at it under the lamp for a long time, but they couldn't see what was going on.At this time, several reports were delivered to Xun Xu's desk. Xun Xu looked at the mountains of reports, pressed his temples, sighed, and said to Asher: "As you can see, I'm already as busy as the prime minister's mansion... How about this, Qiao Zong of the Military Technical Division is working in Nanzheng today, you ask Jing'an Division to open a letter for you, and ask him. Technical aspects He is the most authoritative." "However..." Asher looked at the sky outside, feeling a little embarrassed. It was almost midnight now, and normal people had already rested for a long time. Xun Xu didn't answer, but just waved his hand, telling him to go and handle it quickly, and then buried him in front of the case.Asher had no choice but to put the cloth bag into his bosom again, asked Pei Xu to open a letter, and then went to Qiao Jun. The purpose of Qiao Jun's visit to Nanzheng today was to report the progress of military research and development to Prime Minister Zhuge, and he stayed at a post specially arranged for him near the prime minister's mansion at night.It took Asheer less than a quarter of an hour to gallop from the "Taoist Temple" to the post on horseback.As soon as he arrived at his destination, he ran directly to the gate of the posthouse and slammed on the door loudly. After waiting for a long time, I saw an old postman opened the door "squeaky" and shouted impatiently: "Who is knocking on the door at such a late hour." Asher put on a serious expression and shouted to the old soldier: "Jing'an Division, urgent business." "Huh?" The old pawn seemed a little deaf.Asher slipped the letter in through the crack of the door, and the old soldier tremblingly picked up the scythe and started it up.Asher got impatient, pushed the door open with a slap, and asked directly, "Which room does Qiao live in?" "Live on the third from the left... Hey, you can't go in, your lord is resting now!" "This is urgent business!" Asher shook off the old pawn, strode to the third room on the left.After all, Qiao Jun was the head of the first department, and Asheer didn't dare to be too rough. First, he knocked on the door lightly, but when there was no movement, he increased his strength.After a while, an old man coughed angrily from inside the house. "Cough...cough...who is making trouble outside!?" "Excuse me, is Military Technician Qiao doing it?" "What time is it! Get out!" "I'm a member of the Jing'an Department. I have urgent business with you." The voices in the room suddenly fell silent, and suddenly the door was swung open, and Qiao Jun, only wearing a sheepskin jacket, appeared at the door.The old man's eyebrows were tangled together, and he roared: "What is your Jing'an Department doing when you pull this old man out of the quilt in the middle of the night?" Asher took out the cloth bag and said straight to the point: "We want to ask you to identify a piece of equipment." When Qiao Jun heard this, his anger disappeared in an instant.He took the cloth bag from Asher and opened it for a glance. Without saying a word, he quickly turned around to the desk in the posthouse, lit the lamp, knelt down and concentrated on fiddling with the three copper needles. Pay attention to Asher again. "What a typical technocrat." Asher sighed standing behind him. After about three sticks of incense, Qiao Jun put down the copper needle in his hand, turned his head and asked, "Where did you get these things?" "From a woodcutter." "woodcutter?" "Yes, to be precise, it was found in his carry-on firewood." "It's impossible." Qiao Jun said decisively, holding up one of the copper needles, "To make such a fine copperware, from smelting to polishing, it requires high technical ability and necessary tools, which are definitely beyond the possession of individuals. of." "But that's the truth." Asher replied politely, "Do you know what it's for?" "Hmm..." Qiao Jun pursed his lips and thought for a while, then said, "I've never seen this kind of thing before. Considering its shape and size, it shouldn't be a mechanical part, but more like a piece of machinery. Take the tool. You see, the end of the copper needle is just right for a person to hold between the thumb and forefinger, and the barb is obviously used for pulling and strapping." "Could it be earpicking?" Asheer regretted the words as soon as he uttered it, for fear that he would offend this eccentric old man with his nonsense.To his surprise, Qiao Jun did not have an attack, but fell into deep thought.Suddenly, the old man slapped the desk, and the candlelight on the table trembled suddenly. "That's right! You're right!" "Ah...could it really be an earpick..." "No, you reminded me." Qiao Jun will become chatty and excited like a child when it comes to machinery. Precise adjustments are carried out in slender spaces such as ear piercings." "That is to say..." "It's a keyhole." Qiao Jun said solemnly, "And it's a lock specially made with metal reeds." Asher heard this conclusion, a little dazed.The old man stood up and told the old pawn to come over with a lock.Soon the old soldier tremblingly held a pair of fist-sized butterfly wing iron locks and handed them to Qiao Jun.Qiao Jun locked the iron lock, and then inserted three copper needles into the lock holes one by one to support each other; then he gently swayed one of them in a wonderful rhythm, and only heard a click, and the lock clicked. open. Qiao Jun turned his head and nodded meaningfully at Asher. Asher returned to the "Taoist Temple" with this discovery, just in time for the Jing'an Department's busy work to come to an end, and everyone on duty leaned crookedly against the pillars or fell asleep on the desk.He walked straight past the group of people and came to Xun Xu's room.Xun Xu hadn't slept yet, he and Pei Xu were buried in countless scrolls and bamboo slips, and the refreshing incense was wafting leisurely from the censer in the corner of the room. "Xun Eng, I'm back." “哦，你回来了？”荀诩继续在翻着竹简档案，“怎么样？谯峻看出来什么吗？” “是的，根据他的判断，这三枚铜针是用来开锁的。” 一听阿社尔的话，荀诩猛地把头抬起来，神色讶异：“你说这是开锁用的？” “不错，而且是专用于金属簧片结构的锁。”阿社尔又补充了一句。 荀诩把这三枚铜针掂在手里，感觉到有一丝模糊不清的头绪若隐若现，但又说不清是什么。裴绪在一旁将两卷竹简拢好，拨了拨烛光，也凑过来。他提醒荀诩和阿社尔说：“南郑普通民家用的多是竹锁或是木锁，像这种复杂簧片结构的铁锁，一般只有府司之类的官方机构才会使用。” 他说的不错，现在靖安司就用的是这种锁。荀诩立刻从后房的木箱上取来一枚，阿社尔学着谯峻的手法用三枚铜针插进锁孔，然后缓缓拨动。开始时候失败了好几次，不过很快他掌握到诀窍，顺利地把锁弄开了。 荀诩盯着被三根小铜针轻易征服的大锁，不禁叹息道： “裴都尉，记得提醒我，这件事一结束就把这个家伙调到其他司去，太危险了。” 阿社尔嘻嘻一笑，想伸手去拿那锁头。一抬袖子，他猛然看到自己写在袖口的那四个墨字，一下子想起来那年轻巡吏所说的话，连忙对荀诩说：“哦，该死，我忘了那樵夫的事情还有一个细节。” “唔？怎么？”荀诩一边随口应道，一边也学着阿社尔的手法，将铜针伸入锁孔捅来捅去。 “据追击的巡吏说，于程在跳崖之前大喊了一声'师君赐福'。” 一听到这里，荀诩的动作陡然停止，取而代之的是混杂着惊愕与激动的神情。他“啪”地把东西搁到一边，站起来双手板住阿社尔的肩膀，大声问道：“你确定是这四个字吗？” “……唔，因为那个人当时距离他才十几步。”阿社尔被荀诩的反应吓了一跳。 荀诩松开他肩膀，背着手在屋子里急促地来回走动，嘴里还念叨着什么，这是他心情激动的表现。阿社尔有些莫名其妙，就问裴绪。裴绪大概猜出了八九分，但他只是丢给阿社尔一个眼色，让他自己去问。 “荀大人，您想到了什么吗？” 荀诩听到问话，这才停住脚步，勉强抑制住自己的兴奋，说道：“你可知这四个字是什么意思？” “不知道……”阿社尔是南蛮人，虽然对中原文化颇多涉猎，可毕竟不很精熟。 “'师君'这个词，是张鲁创的五斗米教专用术语。他们的普通信徒被称为'鬼卒'，中级领导者被称为'祭酒'，而身为最高精神领袖的张鲁则被信徒们称为'师君'。他死以后，他的儿子张富继承了这一名号，至今仍旧在被汉中的地下五斗米教徒所使用。” “也就是说，这个于程是五斗米教的人？” “不错。”荀诩严肃地点了点头，“五斗米教的人携带着专开府司专用铜锁的器具企图穿越青龙卫所，这本身就足以让人怀疑。要知道，在青龙卫所附近的正是军器诸坊的总务所在，而弩机图纸就恰好存放在那里。再考虑到魏国间谍与五斗米教之间可能的合作关系……” “那……我们必须立刻去通知军器诸坊严加防范！”裴绪站起身来。 “且慢……这对我们其实也是个机会……”荀诩拦住了裴绪。这么长时间以来，魏国间谍对于靖安司来说一直是个扑朔迷离的谜样人物，靖安司连他到底存在不存在都无法掌握。现在终于让荀诩触摸到了一个切实的机会可以接近他，确认他，并且逮住他。 “总算有一缕阳光照到你这个黑影上了。”荀诩心想。 而此时在距离荀诩十几里以外的神仙沟内，“烛龙”把一包东西递到了糜冲手里。 “这一次不要弄丢了。” “我知道，那么计划是否按原来的进行？” “为配合你的行动，我已经对他们发出了命令，擅自更改军令会引起不必要的怀疑。只有今晚一次机会。” "learn." “另外……我听到一个有趣的消息。” “与这次的东西有关吗？” “无关，但我认为你应该将它一起送回陇西给郭将军。” "What is it?" “诸葛丞相将会在这个月底对陇西又一次发动袭击，目标是武都与阴平。” “目标是武都与阴平，我知道了，我会带给郭将军的。” 然后两个人趁着夜幕各自消失在不同方向的黑暗之中。 几个时辰以后，太阳又一次自东方升起，无论蜀还是魏的日历都翻到了三月三日。